Kingdom Come and Smallville Crisis news plus Comics future

by | Oct 23, 2019

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More news for Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane in The CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths has been revealed, including a first look at Brandon Routh’s new costume. Episode 17 of the Superman Confidential podcast looks at that plus big news for Superman comic books.

First look at Brandon Routh in new Superman costume, inspired by Kingdom Come comic, for “Crisis on Infinite Earths”

Which Superman will Brandon Routh be playing? – Twitter

  • Marc Guggenheim – “It’s not an “either/or” question.” when asked if he will be playing Kingdom Come or Earth-2 Kal-L version

Images for “Crisis on Infinite Earths”

  • Instagram – Erica Durance as Lois Lane
  • Instagram – Tom Welling and Erica Durance as Clark Kent and Lois Lane on the Kent Farm
  • Twitter – Bitsie Tulloch 
  • Instagram – Tyler Hoechlin and Brandon Routh as Superman at a Daily Planet
  • Instagram – Bitsie Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin BTS
  • Instagram – Brandon Routh as Clark Kent, Editor-In-Chief at the Daily Planet (Uncle Clark?)

Smallville comics continuity

  • Marc Guggenheim on Twitter – Season 11 comics “won’t be directly referenced but we consider the comic to be canon (with one small “off-camera” repurchase of a certain farm).”

Michael Rosenbaum passes on Lex Luthor return for Crisis – Twitter

  • Cites lack of information on role, schedule, limited money and immediate need for answer

Cameron Cuffe will not appear in Crisis

  • Marc Guggenheim on Twitter – “We tried. We couldn’t make the dates work.”

The Second and Final season of Krypton to release on blu-ray with digital copy and DVD – Superman Homepage

  • Available January 14, 2020 
  • 2 Bonus featurettes – “The Fate of Superman” and “Villains: Modes of Persuasion”
  • Note – FINAL season
  • Any possibility for continuation/wrap-up? Comics? Lobo spin-off?

Upcoming comics spoilers – New York Times

  • In Superman #18, Superman/Clark Kent will reveal his secret identity
  • In New 52, Clark Kent’s identity was revealed (2015), before being undone in Superman: Reborn
  • Brian Michael Bendis – “On some level, this is what DC brought me here for. I didn’t want to stir things up right away. I had to earn my place.”
  • “I don’t do fake-out stories.” and mentions how his outing of Daredevil has lasted 15 years
  • Said it makes Superman“the best version of himself.”
  •  “We wanted to do this because behind it is 1,000 brand-new Superman stories that have never been told.”
  • Will Clark Kent exist anymore? Any private life?

Upcoming – Crisis preview

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